BBCC celebrates 2022 Outstanding Student Award winners
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College faculty recognized their top students from the 2021-22 academic year during a ceremony Wednesday evening.
Twenty-one students from various disciplines were awarded the Outstanding Student designation this year. Top student-athletes and campus club officers were also recognized during the ceremony.
Students selected Business Information Management instructor Ryan Duvall as their favorite full-time faculty member of the year and biology instructor Laurie Odegaard as favorite part-time faculty member of the year.
Professional Studies Lab Coordinator Trudie Roy was the students’ pick for Outstanding Staff Member of the year.
Full list of Award Winners:
Automotive 1st year: Heidi Estes
Automotive 2nd year: Eduardo Camacho
Academic Support Division: Deisy Quintero
Literary Studies: Aiden Veselits
Welding 1st year: Gianna Woods
Welding 2nd year: Enoch Figueroa
German: Damon Barber
Agriculture: Freddy Valdovinos
Nursing Level 1: Vanesa Prado Reyes
Nursing Level 2: Alison Freel
Philosophy: Francisco Saucedo
Communications: Maria Santillan Chagollan
Accounting Business Transfer: Madeline Kling
Accounting Tech: Tawna Morris
Pre-Allied Health: Crystal Cruz
Math: Kyle Stewart
Chemistry: Krithika Suresh
Biology: Greysen Lane
Physics: Lance Nicholson
Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Scott Stracener
Early Childhood Education: Jessika Diaz Esquivel
Volleyball: Gabi Rios and Jacklyn Balfourd
Women’s Basketball: Ambra Hacker and Kassidy Alder
Men’s Basketball: Keenan Miller and DJ Frye
Outstanding Part-Time Faculty: Laurie Odegaard
Outstanding Staff Member: Trudie Roy
Outstanding Full-Time Faculty: Ryan Duvall
All USA Community College Academic Team: Kristin Ortiz